Field notebooks recently recovered from a deceased paleontologist have provided vital missing details needed by researchers to complete the study of a remarkable fossil fish discovered nearly three decades ago. The story began in 1999 when Dr. Richard Kohler discovered the fossil during a research expedition on Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands. While exploring …
gold rings Bad Camberg, Germany-euronews A Celtic wagon burial is reported to have been discovered in central Germany. Hesse state archaeologist Udo Recker said the grave, which was found during work to build the solar park, is more than 2,000 years old and belongs to the Hunsruck-Eifel culture. It contained several gold rings of varying …
Artwork panel in the Sala Cimada of Cueva Palomera, Burgos, Spain Burgos, Spain—according to A science news report, Ana Isabel Ortega Martínez of the Royal Burgos Academy of History and Fine Arts and colleagues have obtained new radiocarbon dates for the occupation of the Sala Cimada, an inaccessible chamber in the Cueva Palomera, which is …
fibula According to a report in Emmen, Netherlands— NL TimesMore than 3,000 artefacts were recovered during environmental work in the Nieuwe Drostendeep stream valley in the northeastern part of the Netherlands. Objects include tools from the Palaeolithic and Bronze Age; Medieval jewelery and ornaments from the 2nd century BC; and materials from the Eighty Years’ …
A newly published study from the University of Iowa Health Care shows that a surprisingly small part of human DNA plays a major role in language ability. The researchers also found that these impressive genetic sequences emerged before modern humans and Neanderthals diverged from a common ancestor, pushing the origins of language-related biology further back …
Frozen droppings from prehistoric ground squirrels are rich with DNA from Ice Age animals, including wooly mammothA mysterious big cat and a vast array of other creatures reveal a remarkably detailed genetic snapshot of ancient life in Canada’s rugged Yukon. Although genetic material of the larger creatures was found in the feces of ground squirrels, …
The long neck, massive body, small head and broad tail have made the sauropod one of the most recognizable dinosaurs ever discovered. These plant-eating giants included the largest land animals in Earth’s history, with some species reaching lengths of nearly 130 feet (40 meters). Famous examples include Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus. Now, researchers studying fossils from …
For decades, scientists believed that the Japanese population descended primarily from two ancient groups: Jomon hunter-gatherers who lived in the archipelago for thousands of years, and later migrants from East Asia who brought rice cultivation and new technology to Japan. But a major genetic analysis from researchers at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences …
For thousands of years, bison roamed the Great Plains of North America and were an essential resource for indigenous hunters. Those hunting traditions continued until the late 1800s, when overhunting drove the bison population to the brink of extinction. However, long before that decline, hunters relied on a variety of strategies and locations to harvest …
I’m styling my vintage enamelware collection on the mantel for a whimsical summer look! The mantel is a favorite area in my home to style for the seasons…especially summer! In my house, and I think in many others’, the mantel is a focal point of the living space. As such, I find it important to …